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Circuit Court: October 7, 2008
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Green County Felonies

• The court Friday entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with Kyle M. Ramos, 17, Freeport, who pleaded no contest to driving a vehicle without the owner's consent.

He faced up to six years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines for the class H felony. The court will dismiss the charges in two years if he complies with the terms of the agreement.

The court dismissed one count of driving a vehicle without the owner's consent, also a class H felony. He originally faced up to 12 years in prison and up to $20,000 in fines.

Court records indicate he took a snowmobile Dec. 30 in Monroe.

• The court Friday entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with Carson A. Caizzo, 18, Edina, Minn., who pleaded guilty to forgery.

He faced up to six years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines as part of the plea agreement for the class H felony. The court will dismiss the charges in one year if he complies with terms of the agreement.

The court dismissed one count of forgery, a class H felony, two counts of receiving stolen property, both class A misdemeanors, and one count of possession of marijuana, an unclassified misdemeanor. He originally faced more than 14 years in prison and up to $41,000 in fines.

Court records indicate he wrote a check from another person's account June 21 at Wal-Mart in Monroe.

• The court Sept. 29 entered a plea of not guilty and scheduled a Nov. 4 district attorney conference for Thomas J. Johnson, 40, Oregon, who stood mute to drunken driving charges.

Court records indicate he was arrested for allegedly drunken driving and driving with a prohibited alcohol concentration June 21 in Brooklyn.

He is charged with drunken driving, fifth- or sixth-offense Brian Gray 10/6/08 this is how it's phrased in the complaint and driving with a prohibited alcohol concentration, fifth- or sixth-offense, both class H felonies. He faces up to 12 years in prison and up to $20,000 in fines, if convicted.

Misdemeanors

• The court Friday sentenced Edward T. Smith Jr., 25, Monroe, to 20 days in jail after he pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct.

Court records indicate he broke several items and damaged a door Oct. 8, 2007 in Monroe.

He was charged with disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor. He faced up to 30 days in jail and up to $1,000 in fines.

• The court Sept. 29 scheduled a Nov. 4 district attorney conference for Stanley M. Bennett, 20, Belleville, who pleaded not guilty to criminal damage to property and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Court records allege he damaged a window in a Belleville Police Department squad car and also had a marijuana pipe in his possession July 29 in Belleville.

He is charged with criminal damage to property, a class A misdemeanor, and possession of drug paraphernalia, an unclassified misdemeanor. He faces more than nine months in jail and more than $10,000 in fines, if convicted.

He remains free on a $150 signature bond.

• The court Sept. 29 scheduled a Nov. 4 district attorney conference for Heath N. Goebel, 22, Monroe, who is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

Court records allege he had a glass pipe in his ashtray Aug. 17 in Clarno township.

He is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, an unclassified misdemeanor. He faces up to 30 days in jail and up to $500 in fines, if convicted.

He remains free on a $500 signature bond.

• The court Sept. 29 scheduled a Nov. 4 district attorney conference for Justin S. Miller, 18, Orangeville, who is charged with theft.

Court records allege he took a knife, a radar detector and a CB radio between July 30 and Aug. 6 from a business in Monroe.

He is charged with theft, a class A misdemeanor. He faces up to nine months in jail and up to $10,000 in fines, if convicted.

He remains free on a $300 signature bond.